LZ-130 Graf Zeppelin Photographs
LZ-130 Graf Zeppelin, Original color photo (click to enlarge)
LZ-130 Graf Zeppelin (click to enlarge)
LZ-130 Graf Zeppelin passenger decks (click to enlarge)
LZ-130 Graf Zeppelin deck plans (click to enlarge)
LZ-130 Passenger Cabin
LZ-130 Lounge, with stairs to Dining Room
LZ-130 Dining Room
LZ-130 Graf Zeppelin in flight (click to enlarge)
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This page is starting out great. If you didn’t know David Fowler has incredible technical drawings of the LZ 130, just as amazing as his Hindenburg drawings that you put on the Hindenburg pages. I also wonder about the color footage that Harold G. Dick filmed, there’s no good quality version… It’s ridiculous that the documentary got the Hindenburg and Graf II mixed up.
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Dan (Airships.net) Reply:
February 6th, 2010 at 12:00 pm
Thanks for the comment!
David was kind enough to send me editable versions of his wonderful drawings so I can incorporate details into this page; unfortunately I have just not had time to write the text for this page, or work with David’s fantastic drawings. I look forward to expanding the page when I am able!
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Frank Reply:
March 7th, 2010 at 9:16 pm
That’s great!
Well there’s colour footage of the LZ 130 over Friedrichshafen filmed by Harold G Dick. It was shown in a Hindenburg documentary years ago but they mistook it for Hindenburg Footage (!). The documentary was “Hindenburg Disaster: Probable Cause”
I uploaded it on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzMi7Ae5SKQ
Unfortunately my source of the documentary was widescreen; there should be a fullscreen version though.
Colour photos of the Graf II are rather common but colour photos of the Hindenburg are rare.
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hi i love Zeps great site mate cheers
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Could u please if at all possible find any info on what i presume would have been 2 spectacular Zeppelins the LZ128 and the LZ131.the LZ128 never left the drawing board and the LZ131 still in its construction stage was scrapped at the beginning of the second world war i think it would also make some interesting reading Ive looked through all my sources and found only what i wrote above and would love to know more if any one has any info at all please reply on my inquiry i would be very much obliged to hear from u of these 2 what would have been spectacular Zeppelins
p.s u have a great site and i am looking forward to any info u might get thank you for your time.
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Dan (Airships.net) Reply:
January 20th, 2010 at 7:46 am
I have been meaning to additional information about the plans for LZ-128 and LZ-131, and I look forward to adding sections on those ship ships when I have the time.
Thanks for your kind words!
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jason wallace Reply:
January 21st, 2010 at 5:57 am
Thanks for your kind consideration towards my question/comment on the LZ-128 LZ-131 i look forward to your discoveries and info you find.
You have a great site and I’m looking forward to reading more in the future
Thanks Jason!!
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The elusive LZ-130 makes its appearance! I didn’t think pictures of this marvel existed, let alone that it could actually fly. The passenger interior is massive! Is that thee floors of decks or just two? Those engine cars look real funny compared to the 127 and 129….
With photographs of the LZ-130, aside from joy that it actually existed, comes sadness, as this was the last Zeppelin the Luftschiffbau company made before the war machine called the Third Reich ate all of them….It’s like finding the missing link, after it’s found, there’s nothing new to search for anymore.
Thanks for finding these Dan!
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Great, thanks. I particularly like the cross-section schematic of the Zep half-way across the ocean. Just lovely.
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Thank you for these wonderful photos of the airship. Do you know if there exisrs a print of the MGM Movietone 3 reel 1929 Hearst made film, “Across the Atlantic via Zeppelin with Lady Drummond Hay”?
Bob
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Dan (Airships.net) Reply:
December 20th, 2009 at 3:12 pm
Unfortunately I don’t know if a print of that film is available.
Perhaps the producers of the new movie “Farewell” (which uses archival footage) might be able to help you.
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